Taiwan launches new pandemic response strategyBy Lee Hsin-fang and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writer and CNAThe Ministry of Health and Welfare yesterday launched a new pandemic response strategy to mark the government’s departure from a “zero COVID-19” policy. Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung, left, prepares to give a presentation about disease prevention measures at the legislature in Taipei yesterday. Photo: CNAOnly five people who have contracted COVID-19 this year developed moderate or severe symptoms, while 99.7 percent reported mild or no symptoms, Su said. A Tainan City Government employee disinfects a sidewalk in front of a convenience store in the city yesterday. Taiwan has ordered a combined total of 25,000 courses of Paxlovid and Molnupiravir from drugmaker Merck, he added.

Source: Taipei Times April 07, 2022 22:08 UTC